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Mark Loretta has retired to accept a front office job with the Padres, according to MLB.com's Corey Brock.

He will take over as a special assistant to the Padres' baseball operations staff. Loretta ends with a .295/.360/.395 batting line over 15 professional seasons. He played for five teams during his career. Mon, Jan 25, 2010 05:33:00 PM

Mark Loretta is "leaning toward retiring and accepting a front office job with an unspecified club," according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.

Loretta, who turns 39 this season, has played for the Brewers, Astros, Padres, Red Sox and Dodgers during his 14-year professional career. It's a safe guess that he's talking about an office gig with one of those clubs. Crasnick expects something to happen "this week." Sat, Jan 23, 2010 05:33:00 PM

Mark Loretta's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth on Thursday night completed an improbable two-out comeback as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the NLCS.

The Cardinals led 2-1 with two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the ninth, and Ryan Franklin seemed to have ended the game when he got James Loney to hit a routine liner to left. Yet, Matt Holliday muffed the play and turned it into a double. Two walks and a Ronnie Belliard RBI single later, pinch-hitter Loretta drove in Casey Blake for a walk-off victory. It was a crushing loss for the Cards, who now head back to St. Louis with their backs up against the wall. Thu, Oct 8, 2009 09:36:00 PM

Mark Loretta hit an eighth-inning go-ahead RBI single in the Dodgers' 4-3 win over the Rockies on Friday night.

The single by Loretta off reliever Jason Grilli capped a four-run eighth inning rally by the Dodgers. Loretta was 2-for-4 in his first start of the season. The Dodgers have now won six games in a row. Sat, Apr 18, 2009 02:31:00 AM

The move clears a 40-man roster spot for Dustin McGowan, who was signed to a one-year contract this weekend. Beachy is working his way back from a second Tommy John surgery and probably won't be an option for the Dodgers' rotation until early June.

Kenley Jansen has been fitted with a walking boot on his surgically-repaired left foot.

He'll be able to put some weight on the foot now after walking on crutches the last 10 days. Jansen will wear the walking boot for 3-4 weeks before being allowed to resume activity. He's likely to miss the first month of the season.

This is nothing more than a procedural move to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Brandon Beachy who was signed on Saturday. Withrow is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery and isn't expected back until around midseason.